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The Ghost with the Silk Hat — Draft 3 page 1 alternate

Part of The Ghost with the Silk Hat

StateDraft 3 page 1 alternateSurviving witnesses1TSS catalogue units1
Textual identity is not textual authority. “Catalogue primary/default” selects the default catalogue representation; it does not mean that this wording is automatically Howard’s most authoritative text.

Surviving manuscript evidence

The records below describe surviving physical typescripts, carbons, manuscript material and documentary catalogue evidence for this exact textual state. TSS numbers identify physical catalogue units; they are not story or draft IDs.

Draft 3 page 1 alternate — Howard typescript sheetHoward typescript
Extent1 pageCompletenessCompleteness uncertain

Physical extent: 1 TSS catalogue unit

TSS: 65851

Single Robert E. Howard alternate typescript sheet for Draft 3 manuscript page 1.

Manuscript details

Word countThe sheet carries a word count.

Additional documentary notes

  • Alternate Page: Alternate manuscript page 1 associated with Draft 3. (witness level)
  • Source Finality Note: The source says it is 'set up as final version'; this remains source wording only. (witness level)
  • Untitled Witness: The sheet is explicitly untitled. (witness level)
  • Retype Uncertain: The source questions whether the page was retyped later. (witness level) · Uncertain

Source: 000 TSS of REH moving towards final.xls · Complete List · Ghost with the Silk Hat, The (d3) · TSS 65851 · spreadsheet rows 5633–5633